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cesto.

basket (container)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈses.tu/Brazil/ˈseʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈseʃ.tu/Portugal
  1. basket (container)

    masculine
  2. basket

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From cesta (“basket”), from Latin cista (“trunk, chest”).

noun/ˈsɛs.tu/Brazil/ˈsɛʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈsɛʃ.tu/Portugal
  1. cestus (leather fighting glove)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin caestus.

noun/ˈsɛs.tu/Brazil/ˈsɛʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈsɛʃ.tu/Portugal
  1. cestus (girdle)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin cestus, from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós).

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